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TTM 57SL 

FOR

 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE •

 

OPERATOR’S MANUAL 

2.1

18

USB DROPOUT INDICATOR

The USB dropout indicator 
on the main screen is a 
useful trouble shooting 
tool if you have problems with audio dropouts. 
Such dropouts are caused by an interruption in 
passing the audio to the Scratch Live hardware 
interface. If such an interruption (or dropout) 
occurs, a red light will appear briefly, just to the 
left of the Scratch Live logo at the top of the 
screen. The light will be red for one second, and 
then orange for four seconds.

If you do experience USB drop outs:

• Increase the USB audio buffer size. 

SEE “USB 

BUFFER SIzE (LATENCY)” ON PAGE 32

.

• Try closing other applications that are running 

at the same time as Scratch Live.

• Try turning off background tasks, for example, 

wireless networking.

•  If  your  CPU  load  is  very  high,  try  decreasing 

the maximum screen updates. 

SEE “MAXIMUM 

SCREEN UPDATES” ON PAGE 36

.

DISPLAY MODES

LIBRARY VIEWS

Scratch Live gives you the option of four different 
display modes to suit your style of performance. 
The Display Mode buttons are located in the top 
left of the Main Screen. The available display 
modes are:

Library  Mode:

 Maximizes your library 

space by minimizing the Virtual Deck 
information displayed. In Library Mode only 
the track information, Virtual Deck, mode, track 
overview display and meter are displayed.

TIP:  Use  the  space  bar  to  toggle  between 
Library Mode and your current display mode.

Classic Vertical Mode:

 The two Decks 

are displayed on the left and right sides 
of the screen with vertical waveforms in the 
middle.

Classic  Horizontal  Mode:

 The two 

Decks are displayed on the left and right 
sides of the screen with horizontal waveforms in 
the middle.

Stack Mode:

 The Decks are stacked on 

top of each other in a horizontal fashion. 
Stack Mode aligns the waveforms on top of each 
other, while maximizing waveform space. The 
controls for all Decks can be shown or hidden 
by pressing the Show Deck Controls Button on 
any Deck.

You can choose between four different library 
views which allow for visual browsing using text 
and album art. Select your Library View by using 
the buttons in the bottom left area of the main 
screen. The available Library Views are:

Simple  List:

 Displays the track 

information in a text list.

Album  Art  List:

 Adds an album art 

column to the Simple List mode.

Album  Art  Grid  1:

 Displays the album 

art as a grid with the track information 
text to the right.

Album  Art  Grid  2:

 Displays the album 

art as a grid with the track information 
text below.

NOTE: Your files must have album art added 
for  it  to  be  displayed. 

SEE  “ADDING  ALBUM 

ART” ON PAGE 30

.

TIP: For all views you can adjust the font size 
by using the Font Size slider in the Library tab 
on the Setup screen. For all Album Art views 
you  can  adjust  the  album  art  size  using  the 
Album Art Size slider in the same area.

Summary of Contents for Scratch Live TTM 57SL

Page 1: ...TTM 57SL FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 2 1 ...

Page 2: ...TTM 57SL FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 2 1 2 ...

Page 3: ...h Live software Keep this manual in a safe place If you ever lose it a new copy may be downloaded at rane com ttm57sl html To keep up with the latest tips and to check for software updates for your TTM 57SL visit the Official Scratch Live Forum at serato com Copyright Notices 2010 Rane Corporation All rights reserved Scratch Live and the Scratch Live logo are trademarks of Serato Audio Research Tr...

Page 4: ...ation Troubleshooting 12 Importing and Playing Music 13 Supported File Types 13 Playing Music 13 Track Display 13 Whitelabel net 14 Preparing Your Files 14 Analyzing Files 14 About Corrupt Files 14 Set Auto BPM 14 The Offline Player 14 Playback Control 15 The Control Record 15 The Control CD 15 Vinyl Scroll 15 Main Screen Overview 16 Virtual Deck 16 Visual Aids 16 Tempo Matching Display 16 Track O...

Page 5: ...back Keys Use Shift 33 Lock Playing Deck 33 Sort Cues Chronologically 33 Enable Hot Cues 33 Use Auto Gain 34 Hi Fi Resampler 34 Play From Start 34 Instant Doubles 34 Play From First Cue Point 34 Braking Internal Mode 34 Audio Output 34 Vinyl Control 34 Adjust Loops with Vinyl 34 Next Song on Flip 34 Enable Vinyl Scroll 34 Reverse Vinyl Scroll 34 Vinyl Scroll Speed 34 Drop to Absolute Position 35 D...

Page 6: ...face for your favorite Mac or PC software USB 1 1 with 8 channels of streaming 16 bit 44 1 kHz audio with onboard DSP effects processing TTM 57SL Mixer Overview Magnetic Faders Rane s legendary patented magnetic faders are the fastest most accurate and longest lasting on the planet The TTM 57SL uses the same faders and performance oriented layout that made the TTM 56 famous Hardware Features Inter...

Page 7: ...sed The Aux output is on regular unbalanced RCA jacks Because all signals are identical users may use any of these outputs as the main output if a different cable type is required for system connection Rane recommends balanced wiring for the strongest signal and rejection of hum and noise If your cable to the amp rack is less than 10 feet 3 meters you can often get away with an unbalanced cable Se...

Page 8: ...Fader controls PGM 2 and the PGM 2 Fader controls PGM 1 PGM 1 is also moved from the A side of the Crossfader to the B side of the Crossfader Fader Contour and Reverse controls stay with the original Fader Fader 1 Contour and Reverse is always with the left Fader and Fader 2 Contour and Reverse is always with the right Fader This switch is slightly recessed to prevent accidental engagement Meter T...

Page 9: ...essary to connect cables from FlexFX Send to FlexFX Return as the TTM 57SL detects the presence of cables and automatically connects the Send and Return when a cable is not connected Any signal assigned to the FlexFX Loop will be processed by any internal digital effect assigned to the AUX BUS This has the advantage of allowing one of the two internal effects to be assigned to the AUX BUS and then...

Page 10: ...o install the drivers via the hardware wizard Cancel and close the hardware wizard With your hardware still connected run the Scratch Live driver updater This is usually located in C Program Files Serato driver_updater32 exe or for 64 bit systems C Program Files x86 Serato driver_updater64 exe Repeat this process for each of your USB ports TIP The driver updater can install drivers for different t...

Page 11: ...r right deck s outputs into input 3 2 Match the L channel from each of your decks usually white with the white uppermost RCA sockets on the mixer and R usually red with the red sockets This is important to give Scratch Live the correct direction of playback If your songs play backwards you probably have the left and right channels swapped from your deck 3 Set the input level dip switches for input...

Page 12: ...time you play TIP If the slider jumps to the far right then you have a problem with noise in your turntables CD players mixer Check all your connections and make sure your equipment is well grounded In some situations you will not be able to improve the signal quality and you will have to play on regardless In this situation stick to REL mode The Scopes The scopes on the Setup screen display the i...

Page 13: ... see Whitelabel net on page 14 NOTE iTunes Music Store DRM files cannot be played back by Scratch Live iTunes Plus files are DRM free Playing Music Click on the All icon to show all the tracks in your library Use the keyboard shortcut Shift Left Arrow to load the highlighted track on to the Left Deck and Shift Right Arrow to load the highlighted track on to the Right Deck TIP You can also load tra...

Page 14: ...calculated ID3 tags contain data about your tracks and are saved inside the files themselves Genre track name and artist are examples of common tag information See Editing ID3 tags on page 29 The Offline Player The offline player is a useful tool for preparing crates auditioning tracks and setting cue and loop points The offline player is available when Scratch Live hardware is not connected and out...

Page 15: ...act with the computer necessary To use Vinyl Scroll with turntables lift the needle off the record and drop it into special bonus track section at the end of the record s A side The movement of the control disk now controls the selected track within your library Lift the needle out of the Vinyl Scroll section of the record and into the lead out between the Vinyl Scroll area and the end of the reco...

Page 16: ... blue representing high frequency treble sounds You can also switch to a three band spectrum view by holding the ctrl key and clicking on the waveform Click on the waveform to scrub or make fine adjustments to your position within the track This applies to INT mode only and may be useful if you wish to set cue points in your tracks without your turntables or CD players connected The Main Waveform ...

Page 17: ...CD player or turntable s pitch slider doesn t need to be at zero we do the math for you You can also use the tempo tapper when no song is loaded for finding the BPM of regular records for example Key Lock When Key Lock is on the key or pitch of the song stays locked at what it would be if the track was playing at normal speed regardless of the platter speed of the turntable or CD player Key Lock h...

Page 18: ...and meter are displayed TIP Use the space bar to toggle between Library Mode and your current display mode Classic Vertical Mode The two Decks are displayed on the left and right sides of the screen with vertical waveforms in the middle Classic Horizontal Mode The two Decks are displayed on the left and right sides of the screen with horizontal waveforms in the middle Stack Mode The Decks are stac...

Page 19: ... most closely resembles the properties of normal vinyl The beginning of the track is mapped to the start of the record and by picking up the tone arm and moving the needle to another part of the record needle dropping you can move to a different position within the track ABS mode faithfully reproduces the movement of vinyl control records including stops starts scratching needle dropping rubbing a...

Page 20: ...ve the slider changes the slider range to 8 10 16 50 or 100 Temporary Cue There is a temporary cue point that can be used like the Cue button on many DJ CD players Press ctrl I to set this temporary cue point on the Left Deck and ctrl K to set it on the Right Deck This temp cue point is shown in the main waveform as a white marker This cue point is not saved with the track and by default is set to...

Page 21: ...en move the control vinyl Moving the vinyl will adjust the in point Once you are happy with the new in point click the IN button to save and release the control vinyl The control vinyl will go back to controlling playback once the record is back up to normal speed Using the control vinyl to adjust loop end points is optional to turn this feature off disable the Adjust loops with vinyl option in th...

Page 22: ...creen ie if the onscreen buttons display 1 2 4 8 16 bar loops alt 1 triggers 1 bar loop and alt 5 triggers a 16 bar loop Loop Roll Loop roll performs a standard auto loop but when the loop is turned off the playback position is returned to the position where it would be if it had not entered the loop much like censor The other difference between loop roll and standard autoloop is the roll button i...

Page 23: ...screen Playing Samples Pressing the play button on each slot will play the loaded audio TIP Use the shortcut keys z slot 1 x slot 2 c slot 3 v slot 4 b slot 5 n slot 6 to trigger each sample respectively SP 6 Instant Doubles You can instant double from the Virtual Decks down to the SP 6 from the SP 6 up to the Virtual Decks and also between the sample slots themselves This means the position track...

Page 24: ...n addition to the volume slider there is an additional gain knob for each slot These allow you to fine tune the maximum gain volume of the loaded sample The gain adjustment will also be written to the track s ID3 tag meaning that it will be the same everytime you load it SP 6 Output Selector Use the output selector to choose where you wish to have the SP 6 output to L outputs through the left chan...

Page 25: ...o by clicking the Deck buttons Each Deck can only pass through one FX unit at a time Show Parameters Press the Show Parameters button to expose the individual parameters for each effect You can then control the individual parameters by adjusting their respective knobs In Ultra Knob Mode use this to select which effects are loaded and controlled by the Ultra Knob In Ultra and Super Knob Mode you ca...

Page 26: ... assign mode controls which have MIDI inputs assigned show a green box indicator around them MIDI Platters The Scratch Live Virtual Decks are not user assignable to MIDI control MIDI devices with platters on them all send different data so user mapping is not possible To control the platter use a natively supported controller Assigning MIDI to other Controls Controls which are not normally visible...

Page 27: ...te collections There is no limit to the number of crates you can create and any given track can be placed in multiple crates For example you could organize your files into the following crates where any one track would be filed in more than one crate Hip Hop UK Hip Hop French Hip Hop Inst Hip Hop Old Hip Hop Hip Hop LPs To make a new crate click the button under the library window To rename a crat...

Page 28: ... date and time Using the drop down arrow you can navigate to and view detailed information of any previous sessions There are columns for the period i e date of session name of track and artist name In addition these other categories listed below will give you more detailed information about your sessions Start Time When viewing a song row the start time of the song is displayed When viewing a ses...

Page 29: ...t the playlist and track information NOTE We recommend that you turn off any wireless networking devices when using Scratch Live If you export your playlist online whilst playing you may experience USB dropouts If so you may wish to avoid using this function Live Playlists Serato Playlists has the Live Playlists option to allow you to display what you are playing online in realtime on your serato ...

Page 30: ... but the file will remain in your All playlist Deleting a track from a subcrate will remove it from the subcrate and the main crate but not the All playlist Crates that are deleted are sent to the recycle bin trash NOTE To delete any files from your library and your hard drive sending them to the recycle bin use the shortcut ctrl shift delete If you are using iTunes playlists your files cannot be ...

Page 31: ... created on a drive when files are added to Scratch Live A copy of each Scratch Live folder called ScratchLIVEBackup is created next to the folder it is backing up This folder is created when exiting Scratch Live You will be prompted to backup your Scratch Live library on exit if there is no backup for a drive or if the last backup is more than 1 week old Backup will only keep ONE level backup at ...

Page 32: ... now position in the audio stream Additional Setup This section covers general preferences and adjustments you can make to improve the performance of Scratch Live Click on setup to get to this area Hardware USB Buffer Size Latency Scratch Live processes audio in small chunks When smaller chunks are used the movement of the record is translated into audio more often which results in a lower overall...

Page 33: ... button changes the state of the Master Cue button on the mixer Expand Library on Track Scroll With this option turned on the hardware panel will hide temporarily while you are using the mixer to scroll through your library Flashing Deck Indicator The flashing deck indicator shows which Virtual Deck is selected by the deck button on the mixer When this option is on a red border will flash around t...

Page 34: ... the beginning when loaded in REL and INT modes If this setting is not enabled freshly loaded tracks will continue to play from the point the last track was at This option is on by default Instant Doubles This allows you to quickly match the playhead position of two tracks With this option set when you load a track on one Virtual Deck that is already loaded on the other Virtual Deck it must be the...

Page 35: ...ratchlive library NOTES If your iTunes library contains a large number of tracks it may take some time for Scratch Live to read it Any changes made in Scratch Live to the file information of tracks in your iTunes library will not appear in iTunes until after you play the track Scratch Live cannot play files that have been protected by Digital Rights Management systems such as those previously sold...

Page 36: ...e s processor usage for example if you are running a recording program at the same time The default setting is 60 Hz or refreshed 60 times per second This setting applies to the entire screen i e the Virtual Decks the Waveforms the Library and the Setup screen Audio Cache Use the slider to set the amount of audio that is loaded into memory A small audio cache will place less load on your computer ...

Page 37: ...on the Scratch Live hardware panel are grayed out Groups Functions are organized in a series of groups Each group contains a bank of software controls The first two groups are custom groups designed to contain the commands you need most often during a set The next four groups contain other functions ordered by category To access a group press the GROUP button on the mixer then press B1 General Cus...

Page 38: ... points on the right Deck Control looping from the footswitch Jump to cue points on the left Deck Hold the joystick down and press a B button to set a cue point on the left Deck Scroll through your crates and library Push to load track on left Deck Push to load track on right Deck Joystick right to Double Copy the track from the left Deck to the right Deck Joystick left to Double Copy the track fr...

Page 39: ...tapping P1 to the beat or manually adjust by turning P1 The optional footswitch can also tap in the BPM Use the left joystick to quickly halve split double or quadruple the tempo The buttons B1 through B4 set the effect s insert point either PGM the Aux bus which includes the Mic or the Main output Stop and erase the last recording Start recording from the footswitch Start recording Scroll through...

Page 40: ...roup 6 If you are connected to Scratch Live switch to Group 6 to begin using Effects Press GROUP then B6 See Groups on page 37 Inserting an Effect There are four possible insert points for a deployed Effect PGM 1 PGM 2 AUX BUS or Main Mix When an Effects Processor is inserted in PGM 1 or PGM 2 pre or post fader operation is determined by the Effect Both the Echo Effects are post fader and all the ...

Page 41: ...the sweep depth Echo Effects P1 controls the delay amount P1 second function taps the BPM manually a single tap re syncs the tag BPM P2 controls the feedback P2 second function no effect in echo effects filter cutoff frequency in HP echo effects Phaser P1 controls the design frequency P1 second function taps the BPM a single tap re syncs BPM BPM affects LFO sweep rate P2 controls the feedback P2 s...

Page 42: ... indicator off is Cutoff Frequency which starts at 722 Hz and is adjustable from 31 5 Hz to 16 kHz 9 octaves The full sweep of the filter is reached in 11 3 rotations of P1 J1 Multiplier The BPM Multiplier is selected with J1 which toggles between transform operation and BPM multiplier If the green mode indicator is on J1 may adjust the multiplier to 16 8 4 2 1 or P1 Frequency 31 5 Hz 16 kHz Sweep...

Page 43: ...g with the control returning to the set Wet Dry ratio when the control is at rest in the center Phaser Flanger Control Assignments Phasing is a swept comb filter effect with no linear harmonic relationship between the comb teeth Splitting an audio signal in two shifting the phase of one signal by passing it through an all pass filter then recombining creates the phasing effect The control response...

Page 44: ...o 11 6 ms The full range is reached in 11 3 rotations of P2 With Depth at minimum the LFO ceases to have any effect and P1 becomes a manual sweep control J2 Wet Dry Mix Pressing J2 toggles between transform operation indicator off and Wet Dry control green indicator on The phaser flanger default is 100 wet J2 has the same operation on all effects See J2 Wet Dry Mix on page 43 Echo Effects Control ...

Page 45: ... B2 B3 or B4 J2 Wet Dry Mix Pressing J2 toggles between transform operation indicator off and Wet Dry control green indicator on The echo default is 50 Wet 50 Dry J2 has the same operation on all effects See J2 Wet Dry Mix on page 43 Hold Echo Control Assignments If the track has a BPM tag the Echo BPM is automatically set and a lock icon appears in the Echo section To manually set the BPM of the ...

Page 46: ... Wet Dry Mix Pressing J2 toggles between transform operation indicator off and Wet Dry control green indicator on The hold echo default is 50 Wet 50 Dry J2 has the same operation on all effects See J2 Wet Dry Mix on page 43 Desecrator Control Assignments The Desecrator adds controlled distortion from fine dust to rusty metal spikes by allowing adjustment of bit depth and sample rate without dither...

Page 47: ... from library ctrl shift del and ctrl shift backspace Delete the file from your library and send to the recycle bin Note to iTunes users files in your iTunes library cannot be deleted this way ctrl shift Toggle the input reverse switch esc Clear search string if searching or exit Scratch Live SAMPLE PLAYER slot 1 slot 2 slot 3 slot 4 slot 5 slot 6 Load to sample slot ctrl alt Z ctrl alt X ctrl alt...

Page 48: ...entire file and create a file index the first time it is loaded This may take a few seconds for longer files After the first load it should load instantly See Preparing Your Files on page 14 I have a particular MP3 that won t play plays badly takes a long time to load crashes the program What should I do The file may be damaged and may need to be deleted from your library Please go to the forum at...

Page 49: ... sure this really is an audio file Unsupported file This MP3 contains multiple layers While scanning Scratch Live found frames belonging to multiple MPEG layers Scratch Live does not support MP3s that contain frames from multiple layers some frames may be output as silence Unsupported file This file is more than 2GB in size Self explanatory At the moment Scratch Live does not support files that ar...

Page 50: ...the feel of the faders The faders are self lubricating and with normal use should not require additional lubrication If you wish you can use a light silicone lubricant rated for use with electrical parts This will help maintain the feel We recommend Caig DeoxIT FaderLube F100 spray lubricant Order DeoxIT F100 from CAIG Laboratories Inc 12200 Thatcher Ct Poway CA 92064 Phone 858 486 8388 Fax 858 48...

Page 51: ...e Fader If you do make sure the parts are standing straight before reinstalling Magnetic Fader Rail Cleaning Torsion Spring Sensors Rails Torsion spring Sensors Remove ribbon Remove 4 screw Remove 4 screw Mark location before disconnecting ribbon PGM 1 PGM 2 XFADER 8 NOTE In order to achieve the highest possible accuracy each magnetic fader is factory calibrated for the location in which it was sh...

Page 52: ...icking up huge amounts of noise barely tracking Connect your turntables directly to the hardware BAD TURNTABLE VIBRATION Bass is reaching the stylus Try to isolate the turntable from the speakers DUSTY NEEDLE Dust is preventing the stylus from tracking the groove correctly Clean your needle and the control vinyl DAMAGED NEEDLE Try re seating cleaning or replacing your stylus Scope Reading and Fixe...

Page 53: ...ING The signal from the needle is not reaching the TTM 57SL Check the cable and cartridge connections LEFT CHANNEL IS NOISE Left signal has been lost with a noisy loose connection TONEARM IS EXTREMELY LIGHT The needle isn t sitting in the groove Increase the tonearm weight RIGHT CHANNEL MISSING The signal from the needle is not reaching the TTM 57SL Check the cable and cartridge connections RIGHT ...

Page 54: ... 3 L R RIAA ANALOG 4 PHONO LINE ADC ANALOG 4 L R Analog Diagram Simplified block diagram of the analog inputs around the DSP Only one channel is shown Footswitch Diagram Rane does not manufacture or distribute the optional foot switch The foot switch needs to be a passive pull down device capable of grounding the TIP RING or TIP and RING to get the three possible states Good choices are the DigiTe...

Page 55: ...D EFFECTS RETURN GAIN BLOCK xfader ch fader ON OFF EFFECTS SEND EFFECTS RETURN ON OFF EFFECTS SEND EFFECTS RETURN GAIN BLOCK xfader ch fader ON OFF EFFECTS SEND EFFECTS RETURN ON OFF EFFECTS SEND EFFECTS RETURN ON OFF EFFECTS SEND EFFECTS RETURN ON OFF EFFECTS SEND EFFECTS RETURN EFFECTS INSERT ON OFF EFFECTS SEND EFFECTS RETURN EFFECTS INSERT ON OFF EFFECTS SEND EFFECTS RETURN CUE RECORD CUE RECO...

Page 56: ...ch leg to ground Gain 50 dB 1 kHz Frequency Response 30 to 20 kHz 0 3 dB max gain CMMR 40 dB 1 kHz max gain S N 76 dB Re 0 dBFS max gain 20 kHz BW Tone Controls 2 band Main Booth Outputs Stereo balanced XLR TRS jacks Frequency Response 15 Hz to 20 kHz 0 3 dB THD N 0 005 re 0 dBFS 20 to 20 kHz 20 kHz BW S N balanced output 102 dB re 0 dBFS A weighted Auxiliary Output Stereo unbalanced RCA jacks Gen...

Page 57: ...ce with the EMC directive in the event that the equipment is modified without written consent of the manufacturer Type of Equipment Professional Audio Signal Processing Model TTM 57SL Immunity Results THD N re 12 dBu 400 Hz sine BW 20 Hz 20 kHz Baseline 70 dB Test Description Measurement Conditions RF Electromagnetic Fields Immunity 80 MHz 1000 MHz 1 kHz AM 80 depth 3V m 66 dBr 260 MHz 53 dBr 400 ...

Page 58: ...PECIFIC PERIOD OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE THAT WHICH IS DESCRIBED TO THE ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER BY THE AUTHORIZED RANE DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE Rane Corporation does not however warrant its products against any and all defects 1 arising out of materials or workmanship not provided or furnished by Rane or 2 resulting from abnormal use of the product or use in violatio...

Page 59: ...THE COUNTRY WHERE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED OR if product was purchased in the U S AT THE RANE FACTORY IN THE U S If the product is being sent to Rane for repair please call the factory for a Return Authorization number We recommend advance notice be given to the repair facility to avoid possible needless shipment in case the problem can be solved over the phone UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE PERFORMED ON ANY ...

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